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Lalitha Lajmi born in 1932, Kolkata is a painter and printmaker based in Bombay who uses traces of auto-biography,imaginative tales and psychoanalysis to paint and publish art works that sit on many panes of genre, technique and concept. Recent solo exhibitions include ‘The Minds Cupboards’ 2013 at India Art Festival and Clark House Initiative; ‘The Masque of Life’ 2014 Jehangir Art Gallery and ‘Performers’ 2015, Gallery Art & Soul,Mumbai.

She has exhibited her work in India, (Germany) and the United States. Lajmi has given lectures in India and the UK as well. She also showcased her work in the Graphic work shop of Prof. Paul Lingerine in Mumbai and two of her etchings were selected for “India Festival ” 1985, USA. Her work has been displayed in various famous art galleries including Prithvi Art Gallery, Pundole Art Gallery, Apparao Gallery, Chennai, Pundole Gallery, Mumbai, Hutheesing Centre for Visual Art, Ahmedabad , Art Heritage, New Delhi, Gallery Gay, Germany, Prints Exhibition at Max Muller Bhavan, Kolkata etc. She taught at Campion school and Convent of Jesus and Mary for over 20 years. Some of her group exhibitions include A SYCO, The viewing Room, Mumbai, Think Small, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi, The Feminine Eye, Gallery Sara Arakkal, Bangalore. Her initial work displayed a lot of autobiographical elements and her later work reflected the hidden tension between men and women. Lajmi has also showcased a natural bonding between mother and daughter in her work. Her works are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, British Museum and CSMVS Museum Mumbai.